Convergence of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Internet of Things

Dr. Ajay Rana has demonstrated his intellectual, interpersonal, and managerial skills with vast teaching experience in the academics and industry with the role ranging from lecturer to professor to director to dean and senior vice president (RBEF) within a span of more than 22 years. He is an educationalist, a teacher by heart, an innovator, a strategist, and a committed philanthropist with deep organizational ethics, equality and holding hands of every individual who wishes to succeed in life as the core of his life philosophy. His areas of interest include machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality, software engineering and soft computing. He has 60-plus patents under his name in the field of IoT, networks, and sensors. He has published more than 271 research papers in reputed journals such as ACM, Springer, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis and others, and International and National Conferences, co-authored 8 books and co-edited 36 conference proceedings. Prof. Rana is the chairman of AUN Research Labs, executive committee member of IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section, senior member of IEEE, and life member of the Computer Society of India and ISTE. He is also a member of the editorial board and review committee of several journals. With the intent to provide a robust learning environment to his students, he has visited many top universities and colleges, which have a legacy of more than 1,200 years of producing leaders on the global front in entire Europe, UAE, the UK, and Asia.

Dr. Sharad Sharma is presently working as a professor in Electronics and Communication Engineering Department in Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, India. He has a vast experience of more than 20 years of teaching and administrative work. He has received his B.Tech degree in Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University, Nagpur, India; M.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India; and PhD from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India. He has a teaching experience of more than 20 years. He has conducted many workshops on Soft Computing and its applications in engineering, wireless networks, simulators, etc. He has a keen interest in teaching and implementing the latest techniques related to wireless and mobile communications. He has opened up a student chapter of IEEE as a branch counsellor. His research interests are routing protocol design, performance evaluation, and optimization for wireless mesh networks using nature-inspired computing, Internet of Things and space communication, etc. He is a member of various professional bodies.

Dr. Ahmed A. Elngar is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. Dr. Elngar is the founder and head of Scientific Innovation Research Group (SIRG). Dr. Elngar is the director of the Technological and Informatics Studies Center (TISC), Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Beni-Suef University. Dr. Elngar has more than 55 scientific research papers published in prestigious international journals and over 25 books covering such diverse topics as data

mining, intelligent systems, social networks, and smart environment. Dr. Elngar is a collaborative researcher. He is a member of the Egyptian Mathematical Society (EMS) and the International Rough Set Society (IRSS). His other research areas include the Internet of Things (IoT), network security, intrusion detection, machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, big data, authentication, cryptology, healthcare systems, and automation systems. He is an editor and reviewer of many international journals around the world. Dr. Elngar won several awards including the "Young Researcher in Computer Science Engineering," from Global Outreach Education Summit and Awards 2019, on 31 January 2019 (Thursday) in Delhi, India. Also, he awards the "Best Young Researcher Award (Male) (Below 40 years)" and Global Education and Corporate Leadership Awards (GECL-2018).

Dr. Prof. Arun Kumar Rana has received his B.Tech degree from Kurukshetra University; M.Tech degree from Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, India; and PhD from Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, India (Final viva awaited). His area of interest includes image processing, wireless sensor network, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning and embedded systems. Mr. Rana has worked with Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Samalkha, Haryana, India. Currently he is working as an assistant professor with Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published around 70 SCI/ESCI/Scopus papers in national and international journals, and also at conferences. He has also published six books with national and international publishers and many times members of SCI/Scopus indexed international conferences/symposiums. Also, he has attended nine workshops and nine FDPs. He has guided six

M.Tech candidates and one candidate is in process. He serves as a reviewer for several journals and international conferences. He is also a member of the Asia Society of Research. He also published six

national and international patents. He has received many international awards from various organizations. He was listed in the world scientist ranking 2021 and 2022. He is the guest editor for Special Issue "Routing and Protocols for Energy Efficient Communication" energy, MDPI, SCI, IF-3004.

Dr. Prof. Sachin Dhawan has received his B.Tech degree from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, in 2008; M.Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology under Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, in 2011; and PhD degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from AIACT&R under Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi (Final viva awaited). He was an assistant professor at Geeta Institute of Management and Technology, Kanipla, Kurukshetra, from July 2011 to July 2012. Currently, he is working with Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Samalkha, since July 2012 as an assistant professor. He has authored over 40 research papers in various international journals and conferences. He has also published his papers in IEEE/Springer/conferences and various Scopus/SCI journals. His current research interests include signal

and image processing, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He has also published two books with national and international publishers and many times members of SCI Scopus indexed international conferences/symposiums. He is also an associate member of All India Institutions of Engineers. He serves as a reviewer for several journals and international conferences. He is also a member of the Asia Society of Research. He has also published two patents.